On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 09:47:19AM -0800, Judy Ryder wrote: > I think that winter shoes with borium or studs can be okay for horses if > they *have* to go out and walk in icey conditions, altho it has been said > that barefoot feet are not necessarily slippery (it's the metal shoes).
stjarni is barefoot this winter, and he's definitely finding ice more slippery than he did last year with borium on his shoes. he's a horse who is always quite picky about what he'll do and what feels right to him, and the contrasts between shod and unshod have been fascinating. (in counterpoint, he's apparently more comfortable with mud barefoot than shod either with or without the borium.) one data point, --vicka
